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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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